Iowa Sierrans:

Particularly since our ExComm had to be cancelled today, I provide the
attached report as my first report of bills introduced in the 2005 Session
of the Iowa General Assembly. No bills have been reported out of committee
as of this time, most were only very recently introduced.

You can, of course, check on the text of any bill, or its on-going current
status at the General Assembly's bill tracking site: [just click below]

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Legislation.html

Note that I include the Bill #, Bill Title, and some notes of milestones.
Many bills have not been drafted and introduced as of this writing. Bills
have through Friday, March 11, to be reported out of Committee in order to
clear the ³First Funnel². (²Second Funnel² is April 8.) This report includes
those bills that were eligible for action thru this week.

As always, I continue to take pride in my association with the Iowa Chapter
of Sierra Club. Thanks. Lyle Krewson.



H.F. 18    A bill for an act relating to a tax credit for pollution-control
and recycling property connected to property used for the care and feeding
of livestock, and providing for the Act's applicability.     Assigned to the
House Ways & Means Committee.

H.F. 31    A bill for an act relating to deer hunting by providing for the
issuance of a resident deer hunting license with two tags, requiring payment
of a help us stop hunger program fee, appropriating the fee for the use of
the help us stop hunger program, and providing a penalty.    Assigned to the
House Natural Resources Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps.
Baudler, Rayhons and Whitaker, 1/13/2005.

H.F. 45    A bill for an act relating to administrative rules for
controlling fugitive dust.     Assigned to the House Environmental
Protection Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. Kurtenbach,
Anderson and Kuhn, 1/18/2005.

H.F. 58    A bill for an act relating to the regulation of wetlands,
mitigation of adverse impacts to wetlands, providing penalties and fees, and
making an appropriation.     Assigned to the House Environmental Protection
Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. S. Olson, D. Olson and
Watts, 1/18/2005.

H.F. 60    A bill for an act relating to economic development activities by
creating the grow Iowa values board and fund and related boards and
commissions, authorizing the issuance of bonds to provide economic
development-related funding, allowing the creation of economic development
regions, authorizing the certification of and development of cultural
districts, providing tax credits, and making appropriations.    Assigned to
the House Economic Growth Committee.

H.F. 77    A bill for an act relating to confinement feeding operations by
providing for the construction of structures associated with the operations.
Assigned to the House Agriculture Committee.

H.F. 92    A bill for an act relating to assessments associated with soil
and water conservation districts, by providing for the deposit of moneys in
a fund established by a district's commissioners.     Assigned to the House
Agriculture Committee.

H.F. 96    A bill for an act modifying allocations and apportionments of
road use tax funds.    Assigned to the House Transportation Committee.

H.F. 99    A bill for an act establishing a regulatory efficiency
commission.     Assigned to the House Economic Growth Committee.

HSB 7    Act relating to an appropriation from the environment first und for
the establishment of permanent soil and water conservation practices, by
allocating moneys to support the administration of local governmental units,
and providing an effective date.    Assigned to the House Agriculture
Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Reps. De Boef, Huseman and
Mertz, 1/13/2005.

HSB 19    A study bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Iowa to require approval by vote of the people before certain tax
or fee increases take effect.     Assigned to the House Ways & Means
Committee.

S.F. 20    A bill for an act relating to notice regarding the use of
geothermal energy in development plans for undeveloped land.    Assigned to
the Senate Local Government Committee.

S.F. 39    A bill for an act relating to redemption of empty beverage
containers, creating a container redemption fund, and providing effective
dates.    Assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee.

S.F. 42    A bill for an act relating to public hunting on forest
reservations.  Assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment
Committee.

S.F. 44    A bill for an act relating to condemnation of agricultural land
for recreational trails.    Assigned to the Senate Natural Resources &
Environment Committee.

S.F. 47    A bill for an act relating to the rulemaking authority of the
natural resource commission regarding the taking and possession of certain
migratory birds and providing for a mourning dove hunting fee, and
penalties.    Assigned to the Senate Natural Resources & Environment
Committee.

SSB 1024    A study bill for an act relating to an appropriation from the
environment first fund for the establishment of permanent soil and water
conservation practices, by allocating moneys to support the administration
of local governmental units, and providing an effective date.    Assigned to
the Senate Agriculture Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens.
Fraise, Johnson, Ragan and Houser, 1/19/2005.

SSB 1037    A study bill for an act relating to appropriation matters by
making, increasing, and reducing appropriations for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2004, and providing effective and applicability date
provisions.    The 2005 Supplemental Appropriations Bill. Assigned to the
Senate Appropriations Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of Sens.
Dvorsky, Angelo, Warnstadt, Hatch, Lamberti and Tinsman, 1/20/2005.

SSB 1049    A study bill for an act to authorize public utilities providing
natural gas service to impose an infrastructure system replacement surcharge
for the recovery of costs of certain infrastructure system replacements.
Assigned to the Senate Commerce Committee and assigned to a subcommittee of
Sens. McCoy, McKinley, Courtney and Kettering, 1/20/2005.

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